An actor portraying an Indian raises a knife towards another actor lying on the ground during a production at the Custer Memorial Amphitheater. Other actors wearing traditional Indian garb look on from the background.

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An actor portraying an Indian raises a knife towards another actor lying on the ground during a production at the Custer Memorial Amphitheater. Other actors wearing traditional Indian garb look on from the background.

A dramatic telling of the story of Custer, the 7th Cavalry, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn has been staged during the summer at Fort Abraham Lincoln since 1958. The original production, called Trail West was written by W.T. Chichester and Frederick G. Walsh. Later productions, called The Custer Drama were written by Bert Pettey.